HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-06-23, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY. JUNE 23, 2005 PAGE 19
Court news
Man pleads guilty to drunk driving charge
An RR3, Goderich man pled
guilty in Wingham’s provincial
court. June 16. to driving with over
XO mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood.
According to attorney for the
Crown Rod Guthrie, Michael Patrick
Samel was charged after being
stopped by police in North Huron on
April 22. Samel displayed slight
symptoms of intoxication, Guthrie
said. which became more
pronounced as time passed.
The lowest of two breathalizer
readings was 270 mg of alcohol in
100 ml of blood.
Samel has two previous
convictions from 1988 and 1991.
Guthrie asked Judge R.G.E.
Hunter to consider an order for
counselling due to the high readings.
Samel was fined $2,000 and was
placed on probation for 12 months,
during which he must receive
counselling for substance abuse. He
is prohibited from driving for two
years.
Hunter gave him 12 months to pay
the fine.
CARE AND CONTROL
Scott Edward Ackerblade of
Barrie pled guilty to having care and
control of a vehicle while having
more than 80 mg of alcohol in 100
ml of blood in his system.
Guthrie said Ackerblade had left
Barrie March 10 with “no particular
destination in mind.” Along the way
he bought a case of beer and
“ultimately put his car in the ditch.”
When police arrived they found
Ackerblade behind the wheel with
the keys in the ignition. “It was clear
to police that he had been drinking.”
The lowest breathalizer reading
was 160 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of
blood.
According to duty counsel G.
MacKinnon the car was not totally in
the ditch, just one tire. He added that
Ackerblade had begun receiving
counselling.
The accused was convicted of
impaired in 1993.
Hunter fined him $1,200 and
suspended his driver’s licence for 12
months. Ackerblade has three
months to pay the fine.
UTTER THREAT
A Kitchener man pled guilty to
charges of breaching a court order,
uttering a threat and assaulting a
police officer.
The victim contacted police Nov.
12. She said that Arnold Kregar had
told her he was “going to smash her
face until no one would recognize
her.” Guthrie said when she
attempted to call 911, Kregar yanked
the phone from the wall and threw it,
breaking a picture frame.
Guthrie described the accused as
“highly intoxicated” at the time.
When the officer arrived, Kregar
punched him in the chest and
attempted to leave the area.
Not longer after this, while on bail,
Kregar was found in a situation
where he had obviously consumed
alcohol resulting in the breach
charge.
Defence counsel Mike Donnelly
submitted a pre-sentence report,
which he described as “really
unremarkable. This is a fellow who
has worked hard his whole life. He
retired early, which may, it seems
now. have been a mistake, leaving
him with too much time on his
hands.” *.
Kregar spent four days in custody
for assaulting the police officer.
Hunter suspended sentencing, and
fined him $300 for the assault, $200
for the breach and ordered restitution
for the phone and frame in the
amount of $174.
Kregar was placed on 18 months
probation and had to submit a
sample of his DNA.
He has six months to pay the fine.
ASSAULT
Two men received conditional
discharges after pleading guilty to
assault in separate cases
Gerald Pfeiler of Ethel was
arrested April 3. During a
disagreement Pfeiler pushed the
victim and knocked her back.
Michael McDougall of RR2.
Wingham was arrested April 14.
Upset by something the victim had
done, he grabbed her from behind
and pushed her forward while she
was sitting on the couch.
Both men were placed on
probation and- are prohibited from
owning weapons for a period of five
years.
FOUND GUILTY
Following evidence presented
during a trial Hunter found Kyle
Barlow of Wingham guilty of
causing a public disturbance,
resisting arrest and uttering threats.
The victim testified that words had
been exchanged with Barlow on
April 3 over a CB radio. According
to him. when he drove to where
Barlow was. the accused hit him on
the back of the head, as he walked
past him, knocking him down.
After getting to his feel, the victim
said he left for a friend's house,
where a number of people were
gathered. Barlow followed.
“There were about 15 of us
standing there and he said he’d kill
us all,” said the victim.
The owner of the house went even
further saying that at one point
Barlow' pointed out people
specifically as he made his threats.
During his testimony, however,
Barlow said that threats were being
made against him by the victim and
his friends, and that he was simply
responding.
Const. Bryan Verhaeghe told the
judge that when he arrived at the
scene, there was a male on the
sidewalk yelling at people on the
lawn. He described Barlow as
having an “aggressive manner” and
stated he asked Barlow several times
to lower his voice and calm down.
Eventually, the officer grabbed
Barlow's wrist and told him he was
under arrest. As Verhaeghe reached
for the cuffs Barlow got free and ran.
Testimony had the accused
returning to the house on at least two
occasions. After staying at a friend’s
home Barlow turned himself into
police the following morning.
During his testimony, the accused
said the name-calling had been
started by the victim. The physical
altercation, he said, resulted when
the victim “ran at me in a manner of,-
how should 1 put this, like he was
going to hit me. His fists were up. It
was an aggressive manner.”
Barlow admitted there was a tussle
but said he put his hands up to end it.
“(The victim) said he was coming
back with a crowbar to take me out,”
said Barlow.
He decided to follow so he could
let police know if necessary.
Police did arrive after the home
owner called them. Barlow claimed
he tried to explain to the officers but
felt they weren’t listening. Alarmed
to see one “reach for something”
Visser ran because he felt
threatened.
On cross-examination Guthrie
wondered why Barlow had
apparently not paid attention when
police told him to calm down. “1 was
trying to quiet the crowd,” he said.
He also disagreed that the officer
had told him he was under arrest for
anything specific.
Guthrie pointed out that Barlow
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